Clothes-line-supporting device.



K. G. HUNT.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORTING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED PEB.2,1911.

1,035,706. Patented Aug. 13,1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KITTIE G. HUNT, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.

GIIOTHES-LINE-SUPPORTING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Krr'rin G. HUNT, a resident of WVichita, in thecounty of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Clothes-Line-Supporting Devices; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to clothes-line supporting devices but which may beemployed to equal advantage with lines used for other purposes.

My object is to provide a device of this class which shall be simple inconstruction, economical in cost, reliable, durable and efficient inuse, and to these ends the invention consists of the featureshereinafter described in the specification illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and succinctly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1, is a perspective view of the upper end of mydevice. Fig. 2, a view of a casting having a laterally extending memberon which the line rests. Fig. 3, a general View of the supporter aswould appear in use.

My supporter is made, in two sections 1, and 2, and is joined togetherwith a ferrule on thimble 13, which is affixed to section 1, with ascrew 13. On' the lower end of section 2, I place a band lei, and in theend of said section a spike 15, which is to stick into the ice or frozenground, and is secured therein by a screw 16, passing through the saidband and spike. Section 2 is positioned in the thimble 13, and joinssection 1, as shown by the dotted lines 18. The object in having mysupporter in two sections is for convenience of handling and storing. Inthe top end of section 1, is a slot 12. A casting 2, having a lateralextension 3, is affixed to section 1, with screws 4:. The member 3,being positioned in the slot 12, said extension being provided with asemicircular groove 3. The object of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 2, 1911.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

Serial No. 606,158.

this extension is to carry the line, being preferable to a wood, as asmall wire line when weighted heavily with a quantity of wet clotheswould cause the said line to soon cut the wood away. I have provided acasting 7, with an oblong slot 8, and a hook 11, which I pivotallysecure to the casting 2, with a rivet 17, which passes through the hole17. A bolt 9, is passed through section 1, and the casting 2, andthrough the oblong opening 8. The casting 7, can be positioned asdesired and rigidly clamped by means of a thumb-screw 10. As illustratedin Fig. l, the line (i, is positioned in the slot 12, on the extension3, and the hook 11, positioned thereover and rigidly clamped. It isobvious the line can not by any means get out of the slot 12, but whenit is desired to remove the line the thumb-screw 10 can be loosened andthe hook 11, swung back in the position indicated by the dotted line 5,and the line (3, lifted out of the slot.

Having described the construction and assembling of my device what Iclaim is 1. In a line supporter in two sections, one section having aslot therein, in combination with a casting having a lateral extension,a longitudinal semicircular groove therein and a casting having anoblong slot and a hook, pivoted to the before mentioned casting andmeans for clamping the pivoted casting in the desired position.

2. The combination of a casting having a lateral extension alongitudinal semicircular groove therein, a casting having an oblongopening therein and a hook pivoted to the before mentioned casting, andmeans for clamping said castings in the desired position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

KITTIE G. HUNT.

\Yitnesses WV. S. BROWN, WV. H. HUNT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

